Drawing with Cloisonne´Wires
Ricky uses 82 lessons to show how he prepares, bends, applies, and fires his cloisonne´ wires. Explore many "what if" questions about design, planning, practicing, and planning.
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Lesson 1: My Tweezers (2:57)
Lesson 2: Introduction to bending curves (11:09)
Lesson 3: Practicing my curves (16:25)
Lesson 4: Introduction to Angles & Straight Lines (9:03)
Lesson 5: Practice ; Repeat the same angle and length (6:41)
Lesson 6: Combine Angles (2:49)
Lesson 7: Combine Lines & Angles (4:44)
Lesson 8: Sharp Pointed Angles (15:46)
Lesson 9: Spirals (10:14)
Lesson 10: Nautilus Spirals (8:26)
Lesson 11: Bend a Double Spiral (5:08)
Lesson 12: Combining Spirals (4:10)
Lesson 13: Bending Double Lines (4:37)
Lesson 14: Use a Mandrel to make a curve (2:15)
Lesson 15: Use a Mandrel to make a curve (7:03)
Lesson 16: Bending Squares (4:19)
Lesson 17: Using Straight Line Wires (3:51)
Lesson 18: Let's Loosen Up & Play with Wires (8:56)
Lesson 19: Let's Loosen Up & Play with Wires (9:53)
Lesson 20: Let's Loosen Up & Play with Wires (8:09)
Lesson 21:The Angle of the Shape (Bluebird Dreamer Part 1) (9:33)
Lesson 22: Bend the Bluebird (Bluebird Dreamer Part 2) (7:12)
Lesson 23: Dome My Wires (5:38)
Lesson 24: Dome and Glue my wire (8:26)
Lesson 25: Summary: How I Dome My Wire (3:51)
Lesson 26: Combine Lines to Create Shapes (11:36)
Lesson 27: Brainstorm with Wire Lines (7:11)
Lesson 28: Play with Wires (to create a story) (10:27)
Lesson 29: Assemble My Wires using Registration Marks (Large Spiral Project) (11:38)
Lesson 30: Assemble My Wires using Saral Transfer Paper (Large Spiral Project) (7:33)
Lesson 31: Bend & Assemble Wires Part 1 (Cityscape) (12:32)
Lesson 32: Bend & Assemble my wires Part 2 (Cityscape) (11:44)
Lesson 33: Create a Pattern using closed wire shapes (11:01)
Lesson 34: Create a Pattern using Open Shapes (18:34)
Lesson 35: Create a Radial Pattern using Curved Wires (11:34)
Lesson 36: Create a Pattern using small wire angles (8:36)
Lesson 37: Anneal My Wires (using a hot plate "trinkit" kiln (5:18)
Lesson 38: Anneal Wire Shapes (using a hot plate "trinkit" kiln (6:55)
Lesson 39: Anneal Corrugated Wire using a hot plate kiln (1:35)
Lesson 40: Anneal My Wire in a Kiln (1:53)
Lesson 41: Use a Jig to duplicate wires (23:11)
Lesson 42: Use a Jig to bend duplicate wires (3:00)
Lesson 43: Pattern Sampler in a Grid Part 1 (13:37)
Lesson 44: Pattern Sampler in a Grid Part 2 (13:03)
Lesson 45: Combine Patterns inside a Shape (13:07)
Lesson 46: Firing your wires with a torch (5:45)
Lesson 47: Eutectic Bonds: Don't melt your wires! (3:53)
Lesson 48: One Wire Designs A One Wire Flower (14:56)
Lesson 49: One Wire Design Black-Eyed Susan Flower (15:41)
Lesson 50: A Pattern in a Shape "Wave Line Patterns" (11:00)
Lesson 51: Using Wire Lines to bridge two shapes (4:55)
Lesson 52: A Pattern with different Shapes (4:25)
Lesson 53: A Pattern that creates a Shape (8:54)
Lesson 54: Straight line wires to create a Grid (5:39)
Lesson 55: Straight line pattern with open shapes (6:07)
Lesson 57: Short Wires and a "Feather" pattern (6:27)
Lesson 58: Short Wires and a spontaneous composition (7:42)
Lesson 59: An Abstract Pattern using Short Wires (4:13)
Lesson 60: Short Wire Feather Pattern (1:26)